Tag: U.S. District Court
Class-action lawsuit claims Brown, other private schools, participated in price-fixing scheme
PROVIDENCE – Brown University and 39 other private colleges across the U.S. and the national education support nonprofit College Board have been accused in...
Man given 10-year prison sentence for role in online romance scam
PROVIDENCE – An Atlanta man was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in an online romance scam in...
Former office manager sentenced for defrauding Pawtucket dermatologist
PAWTUCKET – A former office manager for a dermatologist’s office has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing nearly $600,000 from...
Providence man pleads guilty to role in 3 fraud schemes
PROVIDENCE – A city resident faces two counts of wire fraud and one of theft of public funds and money laundering after admitting to...
R.I. man pleads guilty to money laundering charge
BOSTON – A Rhode Island man has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a sophisticated money laundering and drug trafficking organization, the U.S. District...
Ex-Ørsted employee sentenced to federal prison for credit card misuse
PROVIDENCE – Alfred Appiah, a former Ørsted A/S information technology specialist who in February pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud for using...
Settlement reached in closure of Providence high school
PROVIDENCE – Multilingual learner students from 360 High School and their families, the Providence Public School District and the R.I. Department of Education have...
ACLU of R.I., Pawtucket settles lawsuit over fire station search
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. and the city of Pawtucket have reached a settlement of a federal lawsuit...
Ex-Kirkbrae CC employee files lawsuit alleging sexual, physical harassment
LINCOLN – A former employee of Kirkbrae Country Club has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she received unwanted verbal sexual advances from male coworkers...
U.S. Sailing settles lawsuit against 3 former members, America One Racing
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Sailing Association, the sport’s national governing body, has settled its federal lawsuit against three former members and America One Racing...
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